The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-01-13
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.


Domestic News.
Paige, Texas, had . slight earthquake
shock on the 9th.
Two passenger trains were badly wrecked
in : collision in Chicago, but nobody was
hnrt.
Laporte, Ind, reported snow fan Of
three to Ave feet January 2nd. and railroads
blOckaded.
The snow storm throughout Michigan,
January and 2 was the worst in i've years
and railroad traffic in many parts had to be
abandoned.
Snow fell in Alabama Wednesday to .
depth Of three inches. This is tho second
snow this winter, something almost un-
known heretofore.
At Midway, Ellerton and Oakley, s. c.,
earthquake tremors were felt Jan. 1, and
also at Charleston. They were more pro-
nounced than any since N0v.5.
At New York city, January /, Mayor Elect
Hewitt and other municipal officers who
were elected in November last, were formally
installed, but without any special ceremony.
Wednesday night tho sixth attempt in
four months to burn the residence Of J. A.
Rushton In Chicago was made. One Rob
erts. the divorced husband Of Mrs. Rushton,
Is suspected.
The United States consul ut Berlin has
notified Secretary Bayard that al Ameri-
cans need passports to travel through
Europe, ~ many Of the cities are practically
in state Of Siege.
General Superintendent Jameson. Of the
railway mail service, has received informa-
ton that fourteen pouches OF lettAr mail
and truck load of paper mail were burned
In the wreck ut Republic, O., last Tuesday
morning.
John Roach. the ship builder, Is dying Of
epithelioma, and his agony il relieved only
by anodynes. The development Of his case
has been very similar to that Of Gen. Grant,
the location, however, being the roof Of the
mouth, instead Of the throat.
r. H. Winston, Jr., register Of tho Lewis
ton Ndaho) land Office, asks congress tor
&06O fees and expenses due him for his de-
Tense Of Tom Hill, captain Of the Indian
police ut Neg Perces agency, Idaho, for the
murder Of mine Pipes" peaceable Indian
Of the Nex Perces tribe.
z Western Pennsylvania and Northern Ohio
were visited with . heavy snow storm on the
lst, throwing railroad trains all out Of time.
On the Cleveland & Pittsburg road the snow
was foot deep In some places, and on the
northern part OF the road two locomotives
had to be attached to the south bound
trains On the Fl. Wayne road there were
fifteen inches OF snow.
The northwestern allowances in the River
and Harbor bill are as follows: Minnesota
-Harbors, Duluth, 81, 600; rivers, Red Riv-
or OF the North, $4,000. Wisconsin : Har-
bors, Milwaukee (refugel, 60 900; Superior
bay, $4,000; rivers, Fox, below Montello,
10000. Mississippi River-Hnagboat on up
per Mississippi, $1,000: river from st. Paul
to Des Aoines rapids, Sl26, ,OO; ct Dee
Moines rapids, $4,000; from Des Moinee
rapids to mouth Of Illinois river, $500
A New York telegram says that the dis.
satisfaction with the ruling powers Of the
Knights OF Labor continues to grow, and II
is doubtful IL half of the members Of district
assembly - are In sympathy with the &C
tions OF the leaders Of that body. OF the
5000 or 10000 members Of the district at
least 10000 are suspended and good pro
portion of the membership OF the locals
which are not suspended do not believe In
the leaders. It is not probable, however
that there win be an open revolt until after
the question Of the special session OF the
general assembly has been settled.
Crimes.